Thursday 16 April

Good walking morning

Great Crested Grebe with fish

Cowslip - Primula veris

Spotted Dead Nettle - Lamium maculatum

Wood Anemone - Anemone nemorosa

Wood Forget-me-not - Myosotis sylvatica

Elephant Fountain down at the garden centre. 

Take Care

Monday 30 March

Dry morning walk

Later in the day the rain came back in with the wind

Big Lodge View

Rucks Path to theold mine shaft

 Many Flowered Rose - Rosa Multiflora

 Pendulous Sedge - Carex pendula

Spotted Dead Nettle - Lamium maculatum

Take Care

Tuesday 13 January

Damp, Cool Morning

 Can't resist the sunrise over the lodge

Tern Rafts waiting for their residents to return - the gulls and other birds make good use of it during the rest of the year

 

Goosanders - males out numbering the females, they seem to avoid all human activity, especially me and the camera.

River Yarrow

 

Just peeping through, Russian Comfrey - Symphytum x uplandicum

 Hazel - Corylus avellana, just the male catkins no sign of the female flowers yet.

 Pendulous Sedge - Carex pendula

Spotted Dead Nettle - Lamium maculatum

Take Care

Saturday 11 April

A wonderful morning, dry and mild - we ambled along the paths taking in what nature put before us and enjoying the company, laughing, chatting and watching the dogs play.

The Garlic Mustard still not in flower over Spring Wood.
Elder just showing buds.
The Marsh Marigold patch at the top end of Spring Wood - this is well protected by the deep mud.

Seven Spot Ladybird enjoying the sunshine.

Wood Anemone

Had a ride on my bike up to Hic Bibi this Lesser Periwinkle greeted me.

Lots of Blackthorn.

With a variety of bees and hover-flies visiting it.

Bush Vetch leaves.

Meadow Vetchling leaves.

I walked back some of the way looking along the hedges and paths.

Wood Forget Me Not.

Spotted Dead Nettle another escapee.

At this point I took my glasses off and put them down to use my camera. Yes I left them there.

I had got down the road when I realised it.

I went back (quickly) and found them.

White Dead Nettle.

Sweet Cicely.

And less than a couple of miles from the garlic mustard this morning, this patch was in flower.